Ground the Drones
There are a number of hurdles to clear before you can get people to support banning armed drones or surveillance drones.
There are a number of hurdles to clear before you can get people to support banning armed drones or surveillance drones.
We the Peoples of the World, do not want war, we want peace and disarmament, to feed the hungry and provide a better life for all children.
Weaponized drones are probably the most troublesome weapon added to the arsenal of war making since the atomic bomb, and from the perspective of world order, may turn out to be even more dangerous in its implications and effects.
“Let’s be clear: Deploying weapons in space crosses a threshold that cannot be walked back,” stated retired U.S. Army Colonel John Fairlamb in a piece in the The Hill, the Washington, D.C. news website.
Dr. Sam Perlo-Freeman is a Research Coordinator at Campaign Against Arms Trade in the UK, where he has focused on UK military spending and procurement, UK arms sales to Saudi and the war in Yemen, and global arms trade to countries in conflict.
A candlelight vigil hosted by No Fighter Jets Coalition to honor those who have been killed by Canadian war planes and reject Canada’s plans to buy 88 new bombers.
Watch the recording of this event to learn about the Blue Scarf Peace Movement, an Indigenous struggle against the militarization of their lands, and the campaign to stop the Canadian government from buying new fighter jets.
As 38 organizations that work in the United States, we are continually disappointed by the members of Congress and presidents that choose to purchase weapons and wage warfare at the expense of our communities and our children’s futures.